Betamax vs VHS: The Story of the First Format War
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8 min readSep 11, 2020
How failure to listen to the market led to the demise of Betamax
Over the years there have been many format wars including Nintendo/Sega, Playstation/Xbox, Apple/Android, Kelly/Topanga — but there was one format war that ruled them all…
The battle between VHS and Betamax started in the late 1970s and stretched well into the 80s. As video players became…
